Blockland wasn't even out in '04. The back door script debacle happened in July '05 - it was real and confirmed by 3rd party experts using dso decompiling tools.
They clearly do care enough. They have half a dozen threads discussing retail, how to compete, how to steal it, funny variations on my name, whether or not I am indeed a huge nerd, etc. RBL is all they ever talk about and it's their sole motivation for development.
I'm locking this thread now because the original premise appears to be a false alarm and the rest has been discussed to death. And because of rule #3